Draw dates,
First qualifying round: Tuesday June 17th 2025
Second qualifying round: Wednesday June 18th 2025
Third qualifying round: Monday July 21st 2025
Playoff round: Monday August 4th 2025
League phase: Friday August 29th 2025
Knockout round playoffs: Friday January 30th 2026
Round of 16, quarter finals, semi finals: Friday February 27th 2026
Match schedule,
First qualifying round 1st leg: Thursday July 10th 2025
First qualifying round 2nd leg: Thursday July 17th 2025
Second qualifying round 1st leg: Thursday July 24th 2025
Second qualifying round 2nd leg: Thursday July 31st 2025
Third qualifying round 1st leg: Thursday August 7th 2025
Third qualifying round 2nd leg: Thursday August 14th 2025
Playoff round 1st leg: Thursday August 21st 2025
Playoff round 2nd leg: Thursday August 28th 2025
League phase Matchday 1: Wednesday September 24th 2025 & Thursday September 25th 2025
League phase Matchday 2: Thursday October 2nd 2025
League phase Matchday 3: Thursday October 23rd 2025
League phase Matchday 4: Thursday November 6th 2025
League phase Matchday 5: Thursday November 27th 2025
League phase Matchday 6: Thursday December 11th 2025
League phase Matchday 7: Thursday January 22nd 2026
League phase Matchday 8: Thursday January 29th 2026
Knockout round playoffs 1st leg: Thursday February 19th 2026
Knockout round playoffs 2nd leg: Thursday February 26th 2026
Round of 16 1st leg: Thursday March 12th 2026
Round of 16 2nd leg: Thursday March 19th 2026
Quarter Finals 1st leg: Thursday April 9th 2026
Quarter Finals 2nd leg: Thursday April 16th 2026
Semi Finals 1st leg: Thursday April 30th 2026
Semi Finals 2nd leg: Thursday May 7th 2026
Final: Wednesday May 20th 2026 (held at Besiktas Stadium in Istanbul)
Seeded :
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine
SK Legia Warsaw – Poland
FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia
FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova
CFR Cluj – Romania
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel
NK Celje – Slovenia
FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia
Unseeded:
AEK Larnaca – Cyprus
BK Hacken – Sweden
SE Paks – Hungary
FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria
FC Sabah – Azerbaijan
FC Ilves – Finland
FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan
FC Prishtina – Kosovo
Seeded:
Winner of the tie involving FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine
Sporting Braga – Portugal
FC Midtjylland – Denmark
Winner of the tie involving SK Legia Warsaw – Poland
Anderlecht – Belgium
Winner of the tie involving FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia
Winner of the tie involving FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova
FC Lugano – Switzerland
Unseeded:
Winner of the tie involving CFR Cluj – Romania
Winner of the tie involving Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel
Besiktas – Turkey
Winner of the tie involving NK Celje – Slovenia
FC Utrecht – Netherlands
FC Banik Ostrava – Czech Republic
Winner of the tie involving FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia
Hibernian – Scotland
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round groups (league path),
Group 1:
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine
FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova
NK Celje – Slovenia
FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia
BK Hacken – Sweden
FC Sabah – Azerbaijan
FC Ilves – Finland
FC Prishtina – Kosovo
Group 2:
SK Legia Warsaw – Poland
FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia
CFR Cluj – Romania
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel
AEK Larnaca – Cyprus
SE Paks – Hungary
FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria
FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round draw result (league path):
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine v FC Ilves – Finland
FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova v FC Prishtina – Kosovo
FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia v BK Hacken – Sweden
FC Sabah – Azerbaijan v NK Celje – Slovenia
SK Legia Warsaw – Poland v FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan
FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria v Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel
AEK Larnaca – Cyprus v FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia
SE Paks – Hungary v CFR Cluj – Romania
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round groups (league path),
Group 1:
Sporting Braga – Portugal
SK Legia Warsaw – Poland/FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan
FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia/AEK Larnaca – Cyprus
FC Lugano – Switzerland
CFR Cluj – Romania/SE Paks – Hungary
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel/FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria
NK Celje – Slovenia/FC Sabah – Azerbaijan
FC Banik Ostrava – Czech Republic
Group 2:
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine/FC Ilves – Finland
FC Midtjylland – Denmark
Anderlecht – Belgium
FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova/FC Prishtina – Kosovo
Besiktas – Turkey
FC Utrecht – Netherlands
FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia/BK Hacken – Sweden
Hibernian – Scotland
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round draw result (league path):
FC Lugano – Switzerland v CFR Cluj – Romania/SE Paks – Hungary
NK Celje – Slovenia/FC Sabah – Azerbaijan v FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia/AEK Larnaca – Cyprus
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel/FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria v Sporting Braga – Portugal
FC Banik Ostrava – Czech Republic v SK Legia Warsaw – Poland/FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan
Anderlecht – Belgium v FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia/BK Hacken – Sweden
FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova/FC Prishtina – Kosovo v FC Utrecht – Netherlands
FC Midtjylland – Denmark v Hibernian – Scotland
Besiktas – Turkey v FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine/FC Ilves – Finland
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round 1st leg kickoff times (league path),
Friday July 11th:
2.00am AEST FC Sabah – Azerbaijan v NK Celje – Slovenia
2.30am AEST AEK Larnaca – Cyprus v FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia
3.00am AEST FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova v FC Prishtina – Kosovo
3.00am AEST SE Paks – Hungary v CFR Cluj – Romania
3.30am AEST FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria v Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel
4.00am AEST FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine v FC Ilves – Finland
4.15am AEST FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia v BK Hacken – Sweden
5.00am AEST SK Legia Warsaw – Poland v FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round 2nd leg kickoff times (league path),
Friday July 18th:
2.00am AEST FC Ilves – Finland v FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine
2.00am AEST FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan v SK Legia Warsaw – Poland
3.00am AEST BK Hacken – Sweden v FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia
3.00am AEST CFR Cluj – Romania v SE Paks – Hungary
4.00am AEST FC Prishtina – Kosovo v FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova
4.00am AEST NK Celje – Slovenia v FC Sabah – Azerbaijan
4.00am AEST Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel v FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria
5.00am AEST FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia v AEK Larnaca – Cyprus
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round 1st leg results:
FC Sabah – Azerbaijan 2 NK Celje – Slovenia 3
AEK Larnaca – Cyprus 1 FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia 0
FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova 4 FC Prishtina 0
SE Paks – Hungary 0 CFR Cluj – Romania 0
FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria 0 Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel 0
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine 6 FC Ilves – Finland 0
FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia 0 BK Hacken – Sweden 1
SK Legia Warsaw – Poland 1 FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan 0
UEFA Europa League first qualifying round 2nd leg results:
FC Ilves – Finland 0 FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine 0
(FC Shakhtar Donetsk advance 6-0 on aggregate)
FC Aktobe – Kazakhstan 0 SK Legia Warsaw – Poland 1
(SK Legia Warsaw advance 2-0 on aggregate)
BK Hacken – Sweden 2 FC Spartak Trnava – Slovakia 2
(BK Hacken advance 3-2 on aggregate)
CFR Cluj – Romania 3 SE Paks – Hungary 0
(CFR Cluj advance 3-0 on aggregate)
FC Prishtina – Kosovo 2 FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova 1
(FC Sheriff Tiraspol advance 5-2 on aggregate)
NK Celje – Slovenia 3 FC Sabah – Azerbaijan 3*
(NK Celje advance 6-5 on aggregate)
Hapoel Beer Sheva – Israel 1 FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria 1*
(tied 1-1 on aggregate FC Levski Sofia advance 3-1 on penalties)
FK Partizan Belgrade – Serbia 2 AEK Larnaca – Cyprus 1*
(tied 2-2 on aggregate AEL Larnaca advance 6-5 on penalties)
UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (champions path) line up,
Seeded:
NK Rijeka – Croatia/FC Ludogorets Razgrad – Bulgaria
Pafos – Cyprus/Maccabi Tel Aviv – Israel
FK RFS – Latvia/Malmo FF – Sweden
NK Zrinjski Mostar – Bosnia Herzegovina/SK Slovan Bratislava – Slovakia
Lincoln Red Imps – Gibraltar/FK Red Star Belgrade – Serbia
FC Drita – Kosovo/FC Copenhagen – Denmark
Unseeded:
Breidablik – Iceland/SK Lech Poznan – Poland
FK Shkendija Tetovo – North Macedonia/FC Steaua Bucharest – Romania
Hamrun Spartans – Malta/FC Dinamo Kiev – Ukraine
FC Kairat Almaty – Kazakhstan/Kuopion Palloseura – Finland
FC Noah – Armenia/Ferencvaros – Hungary
Shelbourne – Ireland/FK Karabakh – Azerbaijan
UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (league path) line up,
Seeded:
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine /Besiktas – Turkey
Sporting Braga – Portugal/FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria
PAOK Thessaloniki – Greece
FC Midtjylland – Denmark/Hibernian – Scotland
SK Legia Warsaw – Poland/FC Banik Ostrava – Czech Republic
Anderlecht – Belgium/BK Hacken – Sweden
FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova/FC Utrecht – Netherlands
Unseeded:
FC Lugano – Switzerland/CFR Cluj – Romania
Panathinaikos – Greece/Rangers – Scotland
NK Celje – Slovenia/AEK Larnaca – Cyprus
Servette – Switzerland/FC Viktoria Plzen – Czech Republic
AC Wolfsberger – Austria
FK Fredrikstad – Norway
SK Brann – Norway/FC Red Bull Salzburg – Austria
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round 1st leg kickoff times (league path),
Friday July 25th:
3.00am AEST FC Banik Ostrava – Czech Republic v SK Legia Warsaw – Poland
3.00am AEST FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova v FC Utrecht – Netherlands
3.30am AEST FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria v Sporting Braga – Portugal
3.30am AEST FC Midtjylland – Denmark v Hibernian – Scotland
4.00am AEST NK Celje – Slovenia v AEK Larnaca – Cyprus
4.00am AEST Anderlecht – Belgium v BK Hacken – Sweden
4.00am AEST Besiktas – Turkey v FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine
4.30am AEST FC Lugano – Switzerland v CFR Cluj – Romania
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round 2nd leg kickoff times (league path),
Friday August 1st:
2.30am AEST AEK Larnaca – Cyprus v NK Celje – Slovenia
3.00am AEST BK Hacken – Sweden v Anderlecht – Belgium
3.30am AEST CFR Cluj – Romania v FC Lugano – Switzerland
4.00am AEST FC Utrecht – Netherlands v FC Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova
4.00am AEST FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukraine v Besiktas – Turkey
5.00am AEST Sporting Braga – Portugal v FC Levski Sofia – Bulgaria
5.00am AEST SK Legia Warsaw – Poland v FC Banik Ostrava – Czech Republic
5.00am AEST Hibernian – Scotland v FC Midtjylland – Denmark